"There won't be any revolution in America ... the people are too clean. They spend all their time changing their shirts and washing themselves. You can't feel fierce and revolutionary in a bathroom."

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Source : 'Juan in America' (1931) bk. 5, pt. 3

Eric Linklater

#America Quotes #People Quotes #Insulting Quotes

“To be sure, [NASCAR] stars were initially ex-bootleggers for the most part drawn from that talent pool in the Carolinas hills: "good ol' boys" as they referred to themselves. That's exactly how they would be described in the press that slowly became enamored with their raucous life style. That has all changed, with the drivers of today polished and clean-cut athletes who are expected to behave like commercial puppets in public.”
“You cannot experience yourself as what you are until you've encountered what you are not”
“I would say go for it because it is a fantastic job. It's a wonderful opportunity to go and get involved with sport at whatever level. What I would say is, if you can, go and work with your local radio station covering local sporting events.”
“When alchemists first learned how to distill spirits, they called it aqua vitae, the water of life, and far from considering it the work of the devil, they thought the discovery was divinely inspired.”

Source : "Good Spirits". Book by Gene Logsdon, 1999.
“Every time I read the paper those old feelings come on.We are waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool says to push on.”
“For me it's always God, family, and then my work.”
“I'm very used to stages and dressing rooms. And dare I say it, much as I like being at home, I love the buzz of a new hotel room.”
“This is President Obamaâ€™s number one political agenda item because he knows we will never again have a Republican president, ever, if amnesty goes into effect.”

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